Ciliophora

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf phylum
gptkbp:cellStructure complex pellicle
trichocysts
gptkbp:cellWallComponent absent
gptkbp:characteristic heterotrophic
unicellular
possess cilia
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alveolata
gptkbp:commonName ciliates
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Paramecium
Balantidium
Stentor
Tetrahymena
Vorticella
gptkbp:describedYear 1889
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Otto_Bütschli
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:ecologicalRole decomposer
predator
gptkbp:foragingBehavior detritivorous
algivorous
bacterivorous
gptkbp:geneticExchange conjugation
gptkbp:habitat aquatic environments
gptkbp:hasNucleus macronucleus
micronucleus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ciliophora
gptkbp:importantFor model organisms in research
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:lifeCycle musical composition
gptkbp:motility cilia
gptkbp:notableFeature contractile vacuole
oral groove
cytoproct
cytostome
nuclear dimorphism
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 8,000
gptkbp:nutrient phagocytosis
gptkbp:parasitizes Balantidium coli
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dinoflagellata
gptkb:Apicomplexa
gptkbp:reproduction asexual
sexual
gptkbp:subdivisionRanks gptkb:class
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Paramecium
Tetrahymena
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:Paramecia
gptkb:Paramecium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6